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Five things learned at Fed nominee Warsh’s Senate hearing

Tuesday, April 21 by SRN News

April 21 (Reuters) - In testimony Tuesday at the Senate Banking Committee, Federal Reserve Chair nominee Kevin Warsh never said if he agrees with President Donald Trump's view that the Fed's policy rate is too high and should be cut. No lawmaker asked him... Read More.

Trump says Anthropic is ‘shaping up,’ open to deal with Pentagon

Tuesday, April 21 by SRN News

WASHINGTON, April 21 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday Anthropic was "shaping up" in the eyes of his administration, opening the door for the AI company to reverse its blacklisting at the Pentagon. Trump directed the government in February to stop... Read More.

Senators urge US Postal Service not to implement Trump mail-in voting order

Tuesday, April 21 by SRN News

WASHINGTON, April 21 (Reuters) - A group of 37 Democratic U.S. senators on Tuesday urged the U.S. Postal Service not to comply with a March 31 executive order issued by President Donald Trump tightening rules on mail‑in voting. The senators, including Gary Peters, Alex... Read More.

Republicans are launching a new effort to fund the Department of Homeland Security

Tuesday, April 21 by SRN News

WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Republicans are moving this week to try and reopen the Department of Homeland Security and end the longest partial government shutdown in history. The first votes could come as soon as Tuesday as GOP leaders attempt a new workaround to unlock... Read More.

Cherfilus-McCormick resigns from US Congress

Tuesday, April 21 by SRN News

WASHINGTON, April 21 (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. Representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick said on Tuesday she is resigning from Congress after a panel found she violated ethics rules. "The Ethics Committee refused my new attorney's reasonable request for time to prepare my defense," she said in... Read More.

Trump’s $1.5 trillion defense budget includes $750 billion for ships, jets and Golden Dome

Tuesday, April 21 by SRN News

By Mike Stone WASHINGTON, April 21 (Reuters) - The Pentagon on Tuesday unveiled more details of President Donald Trump's $1.5 trillion defense budget request for fiscal year 2027, by far the largest year-over-year increase in defense spending in the post-World War Two era. In a new... Read More.

Fed nominee Warsh spars with Democratic senators over asset divestment plan

Tuesday, April 21 by SRN News

By Michael S. Derby April 21 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve chief nominee Kevin Warsh came under fire from Democrats in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday over his plans to divest tens of millions of dollars in financial assets if confirmed to lead the U.S. central... Read More.

US Senate Republicans to move forward with budget plan for Trump immigration enforcement

Tuesday, April 21 by SRN News

WASHINGTON, April 21 (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republicans will move forward this week on a budget blueprint calling for new funding for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection agencies for the next three years, Senate Majority Leader John Thune said... Read More.

US judge blocks Trump administration actions stymieing wind, solar projects

Tuesday, April 21 by SRN News

By Nate Raymond BOSTON, April 21 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Tuesday blocked President Donald Trump's administration from enforcing a series of permitting policies that wind and solar energy industry groups say have stymied the development of new energy generation projects. Chief U.S. District Judge... Read More.

Kennedy says he vetted CDC nominee Schwartz on vaccines

Tuesday, April 21 by SRN News

WASHINGTON, April 21 (Reuters) - U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on Tuesday he vetted Erica Schwartz's position on vaccines before she was nominated to run the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention. Kennedy, testifying before the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Health... Read More.

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Five things learned at Fed nominee Warsh’s Senate hearing

Trump says Anthropic is ‘shaping up,’ open to deal with Pentagon

Senators urge US Postal Service not to implement Trump mail-in voting order

Republicans are launching a new effort to fund the Department of Homeland Security

Cherfilus-McCormick resigns from US Congress

Trump’s $1.5 trillion defense budget includes $750 billion for ships, jets and Golden Dome

Fed nominee Warsh spars with Democratic senators over asset divestment plan

US Senate Republicans to move forward with budget plan for Trump immigration enforcement

US judge blocks Trump administration actions stymieing wind, solar projects

Kennedy says he vetted CDC nominee Schwartz on vaccines

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